not pick and choose what it wants to do. and that is not the american constitution. and the department of defence, a surge of troops, to afghanistan. that the effects were costly. in what, in lives? there was some misunderstanding. and they naturally recoiled at the request. i was in the pentagon at the time. they do not want to do it before the election. a decision like that before the election. with the result that they put it right after the new team comes in. like a powerplay. asks for more troops. from the pentagon. it is hard to bridge that gap. or is itjust with hindsight that you've came to the understanding? i was aware and others that the mistrust was building. and you actually could have sympathy from both sides. "hey, we're just trying to do our job, do what we think is done. this was, of course, in afghanistan. one of the metrics must be lives. well, live, success in the mission, they are always tied together. you have written about afghanistan. you were actually in control for a year. prior to that you were much longer in iraq. you in a way that iraq did not. you developed strong fe

experienced what you call "an unfortunate deficit of trust between the white house and the department of defencetalk about sending more troops, a surge of troops, to afghanistan. you said of it that that loss of trust or that absence of trust, that the effects were costly. in what, in lives? well, it is hard to put a metric on it but the reality is it makes everything harder and therefore potentially costly in terms of lives, because what happened was, with the new arrival of the 0bama administration in january of 2009, there was some misunderstanding. there were requests from the troops that were tabled right after the 0bama team took office, and they naturally recoiled at the request. i was in the pentagon at the time. that request had been around for several months and the pentagon had not put it forward because they do not want to do it before the election. they thought it would be unfair to a new president to make a decision like that before the election. with the result that they put it right after the new team comes in. it felt an awful lot to the white house team like a powerplay. a bran

department of defence asks for more troops. troops.that and i was in a place to sit from the pentagon. a place to sit from the pentagon. but it started this mistrust. —— to see. see. when the mistrust built, it is how to bridge that gap. to bridge that gap. hindsight that you came to that understanding? understanding? i was aware that the mistrust was building. mistrust was building. i have a better perspex did on it. better perspex did on it. actually could have sympathy for both sides. both sides. we're just trying to do ourjob. this was in afghanistan. one of the metrics must be lives. they are always tied together. that you are prior to that longer in iraq. iraq. you in a way that you run it did not. you develop feelings for the afg ha ns. you develop feelings for the afghans. afghans. the afghans are people that really can endear themselves. really can endear themselves. have had a difficult 30 plus years, if you go back to the mid— 70s. if you go back to the mid— 70s. pakistani operations inside the country. country. society back

signalled it is happy to do business with the us government when talking specifically about the department of defencempanies that their workers have been protesting against, such as autonomous weapons. he has made a commitment there are and amazon web services provides cloud compute in for the cia. —— services provides cloud compute in forthe cia. —— imputing. —— computing. and stephanie will be back in about half an hour to review the main stories being covered by the global media. let's now move on. for the first time, the czech parliament is set to debate same—sex marriage, with a proposed amendment to change the civil code. if the bill eventually becomes law, the czech republic will become the first former eastern bloc to adopt gay marriage. slovenia recently introduced a similar law, but it was later overturned in a referendum. from the czech capital, rob cameron has this report. prague, a place were gay and lesbian people have felt safe all decades. is ill gdp the festival has been going for almost 20 years. certainly the czech republic is one of the most sexually liberal countries in europe, b

of the emirati authorities? his research involved asking sensitive questions about security and defence policies across the gulf. the head of his department be international experts currently based in the uae. some would be former uae government officials who had worked in relevant areas and who were known to have inside information and understanding about how it is that these processes operate. but, for all the shiny glamour of the modern gulf, this is a region of poisonous rivalries and deep suspicions. someone, it seems, didn't like the questions. i'm sure there's a lot of, sort of, personal politics behind this. and probably somebody in the government who reallyjust wants to make a point and wants to use matt as an example to say, you know, we will go about our foreign and security policy in whatever way we want to and no—one will ask questions. daniela says that nightmare is getting worse. "i don't know where they're taking him," she says, "or what will happen now." this time on wednesday we brought you the news that the acclaimed bangladeshi photographer, shahidul alam has been freed on bail by the authorities in dhaka, after spendi

of the emirati authorities? his research involved asking sensitive questions about security and defence policies across the gulf. the head of his departmentme would be international experts currently based in the uae. some would be former uae government officials who had worked in relevant areas and who were known to have inside information and understanding about how it is that these processes operate. but, for all the shiny glamour of the modern gulf, this is a region of poisonous rivalries and deep suspicions. someone, it seems, didn't like the questions. i'm sure there's a lot of, sort of, personal politics behind this. and probably somebody in the government who reallyjust wants to make a point and wants to use matt as an example to say, you know, we will go about our foreign and security policy in whatever way we want to and no—one will ask questions. daniela says that nightmare is getting worse. "i don't know where they're taking him," she says, "or what will happen now." 0ver over 800 staff will work through the holidays in california to help identify the remains of people killed by the wildfires from earlier this month. hundreds

of the emirati authorities? his research involved asking sensitive questions about security and defence policies across the gulf. the head of his departmentrnational experts currently based in the uae. some would be former uae government officials who had worked in relevant areas and who were known to have inside information and understanding about how it is that these processes operate. but, for all the shiny glamour of the modern gulf, this is a region of poisonous rivalries and deep suspicions. someone, it seems, didn't like the questions. i'm sure there's a lot of, sort of, personal politics behind this. and probably somebody in the government who reallyjust wants to make a point and wants to use matt as an example to say, you know, we will go about our foreign and security policy in whatever way we want to and no one will ask questions. daniela says that nightmare is getting worse. "i don't know where they're taking him," she says, "or what will happen now." what happens next? it has been difficult to get any answers from the uae embassy in london. the country's attorney general says matthew hedges is entitled to appeal and that ther

has instructed the defence departments and more troops to the mexican border than we have in there is actually active combat, like in syria. and so we are apparently, in the eyes ofence of the united states from the central americans, who are walking thousands of miles to the united states border than we see in other parts of the world. and that is simply an exaggerated version of reality. i was born and raised along the texas border. these are communities that have long—standing cross—border ties, family ties, and economic ties, family ties, and economic ties, and through more boots on the ground, if you will, is that they not improve conditions there. immigration and crime and one of the links that may be between them like your specialist areas of study. what would you say to the president about that area? migrants by and large commit fewer priced the native born us citizens. if you want to make our community sector, which actually encourage and lock them more immigrants into our cities across the united states. interesting to talk to. thank you very much. thank you, mike. president trump is imposing new sanctions on venezuela — a country already in crisis, eve

instructed the defence department to send more troops to the mexican border than we have in places where there is actually active combat, like in syria. so we are apparently, in the eyes ofxistence of the united states from these central americans who are walking the thousands of miles to the united states border, then we see in other parts of the world. and that is simply an exaggerated foreign version of reality. i was bored and raised along the texas border. these are communities that have long—standing cross—border ties, family ties, and economic ties, and throwing more boots on the ground, if you will, is certainly not going to improve conditions are. immigration and crime, and whatever links there may be between them, i your specialist areas of study, what would you say to the president about that area? the reality is that migrants, by and large, commit fewer crimes than do nativeborn us citizens. and so if we want to make oui’ citizens. and so if we want to make our community safer we should actually encourage, welcome more immigrants into our cities across the united states. cesar garcia hernandez at the university of denver, sturm college of law. the us is impos